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SUNDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 1987
Underconsumption core is a beautiful aesthetic.
It's what the last week of the month has looked like for a decade. Someone finally sold the lighting.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You moneymaxxed so hard this month you earned $4.80 in cashback. It cost three…
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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